Apparatus for preparing foods



March 10, 1942. w, HARWO D 2,275,901

APPARATUS FOR PREPARING FOODS Filed Nov. 2, 1940 2 Sheets-Sheet l By @MmA iiorney March 10, 1942. w HARWQQ-D 2,275,901

APPARATUSFOR PREPARING FOODS Filed Nov. 2, 1940 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 By @M@&

A iforney Patented Mar. 10, 1942 APPARATUS FOR PREPARING FOODS WillieGeorginia Harwood, Dickinson, Tex.,

assignor of one-half to Henry Badman Harwood Application November 2,1940, Serial No. 364,077

3 Claims.

The present invention relates to new and useful improvements inapparatus for preparing foods and has for its primary object to provide,in a manner 'as hereinafter set forth, a device of this characterembodying a novel combination and arrangement whereby cake frostings andother foods or products may be stirred while being cooked.

Another very important object of the invention is to provide, in anapparatus of the aforementioned character comprising an electric heatingunit and an electric mixed mounted thereon, novel means whereby saidmixer may be expeditiously removed when desired.

Other objects of the invention are to provide an apparatus for preparingfoods which will be comparatively simple in construction, strong,durable, highly efiicient and reliable in use, cornpact, light in weightand which may be manufactured at low cost.

All of the foregoing and still further objects and advantages of theinvention will become apparent from a study of the followingspecification, taken in connection with the accompanying drawingswherein like characters of reference designate corresponding partsthroughout the several views, and wherein:

Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of a device constructed inaccordance with the present invention, a portion of the double boilerbeing broken away in section.

Figure 2 is a view in horizontal section, taken substantially on theline 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a view principally in vertical longitudinal section throughthe lower portion of the device, taken substantially on the line 33 ofFigure 2. 1

Figure 4 is a cross sectional view, taken substantially on the line 4-4of Figure 1.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, it will be seen that theembodiment of the invention which has been illustrated comprises anelongated base i of suitable material, said base being of hollowconstruction. Feet 2 are provided for the base i. As best seen in Figure2 of the drawings, the base I is substantially ovate in plan. Risingfrom the small end portion of the base I is an integral standard 3. Thestandard 3 is alsoof hollow construction and coinmunicates with thehollow base i. end, the standard 3 is formed to provide an enlarged seator platform 4 the purpose of which will be presently set forth.

The top 5 of the hollow base I has formed integrally therewith adepending ring or annulus At its upper 6 provided, on its lower end,with lad-internal flange 1. The ring 8 defines a circular opening in thelarge end portion of the base i for the reception of an electric hotplate or unit 8 which rests on the flange l. Electricconductor wires 9are connected to the unit 8. A control swimh ill on the standard 3 isinterposed inthe electric. circuit of the unit -8. It will be noted thatthe hollow base i and standard 3 accommodate the conductor wires.

The'skirt H of the-hollow base I is provided,-

'unit 8. Extending between the flange l2 and the bar it is alongitudinal bar to.

Journaled in the bar it is a screw l8 which is threaded into the unit tfor anchoring same in position, said screw passing through the shieldit.

The reference numeral li designates. generally a double boiler inposition on the unit 8. The

pot it of the double boiler I! is formed to provide rounded insidecorners to facilitate thorou'gh mixing and cleaning. It will aiso beobserved that the pot i8 is provided with a substantially fiat bottom topermit said pot to be placed on a fiat surface with safety. Integrallugs l9 rise'irom the top E5 of the base i for retaining the doubleboiler ll in position onv the unit 8.

The reference numeral 20 designates an electric mixer which is removablymounted on the standard 3. The motor 2! of the mixer 20 is adapted torest on the seat 4. The seat 6, it will be noted is shaped toaccommodate the rear portion of'the electric motor 25 which engages saidseat. Mounted transversely in the upper portion of the hollow standard 8is a rod 22. A hook 23 extends from the rear portion of the electricmotor El and is engaged with the rod 22 for removably securing the mixer2c in position on the standard 3; The construction and arrangement issuch that the mixer 26 pro- .iects forwardly over the unit 8. Dependingfrom the forward end of the mixer to is an agitator or beater 2% whichis operable in the pot of the double boiler El.

It is thought that the operation of the device will be readily apparentfrom a, consideration of the foregoing. Briefly, the food to be preparedis placed in the pot l8 of the double boiler l1 and said double boiler,with the mixer 2| removed, is positioned on the unit 8, after which thecontrol switch I is closed. The mixer 20 is then mounted on the standard3 with the agitator or beater engaged in the pot It. The electric motor2i is then energized for actuating the agitator or heater 24. It willthus be seen that the food or other product in the pot ll will besimultaneously cooked and stirred. The mixer 20 is removed from thestandard 3 by swinging the forward end of the motor 2| upwardly therebydisengaging the hook 23 from the rod 22. Of course, to replace the mixer20, this operation is reversed. A spring 25 is mounted in the upperportion of the hollow standard 3 and engaged with the hook 23 foryieldingly securing the mixer against forward movement in a manner toaccidentally disengage the hook from the rod 22.

It is believed that the many advantages of an apparatus for preparingfoods constructed in accordance with the present invention will bereadily understood and although a preferred embodiment of the device isas illustrated and described, it is to be understood that changes in thedetails of construction and in the combination and arrangement of partsmay be resorted to which will fall within the scope of the invention asclaimed.

What is claimed is:

1. In an apparatus for preparing foods, a base having a standard risingtherefrom and provided with a transverse rod and a seatrabove said rod,a mixing device engaging said seat and provided with means engageablewith said rod for detachably securing the mixing device in engagementwith said seat, said base, remote from said standard, having an openingtherein to accommodate an electric heating unit and a downwardlydepending flange at the 'edge of the base defining said opening, ashield of heat-insulating material mounted on the base at a point spaceddownwardly from the top of the base and substantially in alignment withsaid opening to provide a rest for an electric heating unit placedwithin said opening, and supporting means mounted on said base for saidshield and including means extending upwardly through the shield forengagement with an electric heating unit placed within said opening tosecure the same in a position of rest above said shield.

2. In an apparatus for preparing foods, a base having a standard risingtherefrom, said standard being substantially hollow and provided at theupper end thereof with an integral seat, and internally thereof, andspaced downwardly from said seat with a transverse rod, and an electricmixer embodying a part adapted to engage on said seat, and a hookassociated with said part extending downwardly into the hollow of saidstandard and engageable with said rod.

3. In an apparatus for preparing foods, 5 substantially hollow baseprovided in the topside thereof with an opening for accommodating anelectric heating unit, said base having at the edge thereof definingsaid opening a depending annulus provided on its lower edge with aninturned, flange to provide a seat for an electric heating unit placedwithin said opening, a shield positioned within the hollow of said basebelow said flange and in substantial alignment with said opening, andrigid supporting means for said shield provided in the hollow 'of saidbase within which said shield is seated.

WILLIE GEORGINIA HARWOOD.

